3-D NASA Image of Cyclone Laila (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

3-D NASA Image of Cyclone Laila

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This 3-D image of Cyclone Laila was made using data from TRMM's Precipitation Radar. It shows that the powerful thunderstorms northwest of tropical cyclone Laila shot up to heights above 17.5 kilometers (~57,415 feet/10.8 miles).

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NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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